Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a retired British racehorse trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer three times. Fro

Is a retired British racehorse trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer three times. From starting with seven horses at his stables at Habton Grange near Malton, North Yorkshire in 1950, he became one of the most successful trainers in British

Is an English professional golfer.Tunnicliff was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He turned pro

Is an English professional golfer.Tunnicliff was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He turned professional in 1989 and after six years playing on the second tier Challenge Tour and several unsuccessful visits to the European Tour's qualifying school, h

Was an American flyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an American flyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Is an English-Barbadian international footballer currently playing for Harrow Borough. Jones started

Is an English-Barbadian international footballer currently playing for Harrow Borough. Jones started his career at Brentford as a youth player and was there for 5 years, after being released for injury problems at the age of 16. He went on to sign for Wok

Was an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's men's basketball team and former professional

Was an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's men's basketball team and former professional basketball guard who played in Europe and briefly with the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He played for two seasons for the Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, ND) of the Continental Basketball Association, and led the Wizards to a CBA championship in 2002. Simon earned enough awards and honors in 2001-2002 to make him the most decorated player in CBA history. He received honors as Player of the Week four times. He was named the CBA Newcomer of the Year, the CBA MVP, and the Play-off MVP. He also holds the CBA record for most free throws made in a row at 60.

Is a British tennis coach and former professional tennis player. He left Zimbabwe in 1988 to pursue

Is a British tennis coach and former professional tennis player. He left Zimbabwe in 1988 to pursue tennis in the United Kingdom. He reached a highest ranking of 172 in singles and 200 in doubles. He played in three Davis Cup ties for Great Britain, makin

Is a Canadian soccer player who last played in Belgium for RRFC Montegnée. He previously played for

Is a Canadian soccer player who last played in Belgium for RRFC Montegnée. He previously played for Italia Shooters and Brampton Lions.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler who played for Surrey. Staveley made a single first-class appearance for the side, in 1870, against Sussex.

Was a cricketer who played for New Zealand and Canterbury. He was New Zealand's second Test captain,

Was a cricketer who played for New Zealand and Canterbury. He was New Zealand's second Test captain, and captained 7 of the Tests in which he played. He was captain of the New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937.

Was a cricketer who played for New Zealand and Canterbury. He was New Zealand's second Test captain,

Was a cricketer who played for New Zealand and Canterbury. He was New Zealand's second Test captain, and captained 7 of the Tests in which he played. Page also played half-back for the All Blacks in the third Test against New South Wales in 1928 at Christchurch.

Is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for AEK Larnaca.Milford previously played for several low

Is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for AEK Larnaca.Milford previously played for several lower division clubs in Portugal, including Sertanense and Académico de Viseu.

Is a pair skater who competed internationally representing Russia and Slovakia.

Is a pair skater who competed internationally representing Russia and Slovakia.

Is a Serbian professional basketball player of Besiktas Cola Turka.

Is a Serbian professional basketball player of Besiktas Cola Turka.

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler who plays for Moratuwa

Is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler who plays for Moratuwa Sports Club. He was born in Panadura. Fernando made his cricketing debut in 2008 for Moratuwa Under-23s, and made his List A debut in the 2009-10 season, a

Is a Croatian football manager and former player who is currently the manager of NK Slaven Belupo.

Is a Croatian football manager and former player who is currently the manager of NK Slaven Belupo.

Was a Yugoslav Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summe

Was a Yugoslav Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Partizan.

Is a Serbian footballer who plays for FK Partizan.

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player. A 2.02 m small forward, he was a remarquable talent i

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player. A 2.02 m small forward, he was a remarquable talent in offense, leading the 1999-00 Euroleague in scoring as a Pivovarna Laško player with 20.2 ppg. He also played in the Euroleague wearing Ulkerspor's jersey

Is an Croatian footballer currently under contract with Romanian side FC Astra Ploiesti.

Is an Croatian footballer currently under contract with Romanian side FC Astra Ploiesti.

Was a Croatian soccer player . His nickname was “The Son of the Wind". He played professionally fo

Was a Croatian soccer player . His nickname was “The Son of the Wind". He played professionally for quite a few teams, most notably for Dinamo Zagreb with which he was part of the national championship victory in 1995-1996 and Brescia (Italy). Certain choices he made in his professional career were interesting, at one point he quit playing because of religious reasons (he was a member of the Hare Krishna religion stating money being the root of evil and that he was content with what he had.

Is a Croatian football midfielder. He was born in Varaždin and started his professional career at l

Is a Croatian football midfielder. He was born in Varaždin and started his professional career at local club Varteks Varaždin in early 1992, becoming one of the club's best players by the late 1990s.

A Sikh athlete, who represented India in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympi

A Sikh athlete, who represented India in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He is nicknamed The Flying Sikh. He is one of the greatest athletes India has ever produced.Milkha Singh lost his parents in the Partition of India and the chaos that ensued. He was actually forced to endure an attack by soon to be Pakistani's which resulted in the death of most of his family. He reached India from Pakistan in the cross border trains carrying refugees.

Is a former Yugoslav and Macedonian footballer and current head coach of FK Vardar.His career in man

Is a former Yugoslav and Macedonian footballer and current head coach of FK Vardar.His career in management began at NK Nafta, where he spent one year before being dismissed following a run of poor results at the start of the 2007 season that culminated i

Is a Serbian professional basketball player, who plays for Lietuvos Rytas. He internationally repres

Is a Serbian professional basketball player, who plays for Lietuvos Rytas. He internationally represents Montenegro.

Is the first Bulgarian to attain the chess title of International Grandmaster, achieving this title

Is the first Bulgarian to attain the chess title of International Grandmaster, achieving this title in 1961. Prior to gaining the title he won the Bulgarian national championship in 1958. Probably his best result was equal second at the powerful international tournament at Moscow in 1967. He was not a full-time chessplayer, working as an instructor of gymnastics for several years before suffering a near-fatal stroke in 1972 that severely curtailed his chess and other activities. He was married to the Woman International Master Antonia Ivanova.